# Boni Trade OS

Run brand-to-distributor-to-retailer trade on one permissioned network: orders, stock, schemes, claims and collections.

## One chain, one system

Boni Trade OS runs the commercial chain from a brand to its C&F agents, super-stockists, distributors, sub-distributors and retail or HORECA buyers. Each party is a node in one permissioned network rather than a separate product, so an order, a stock movement, a scheme and a claim all refer to the same relationship.

Operators work in the **Trade OS** workspace in Boni Panel. It opens on Overview, Network, Orders, Inventory and Schemes and claims, with an Operations area for prices, stock, returns, field work, vans and accounts.

## What each leg means

| Leg | Who sells to whom | What Trade OS records |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Brand or super-stockist to distributor | Order, allocation, dispatch, goods receipt, payment and outstanding projection, claim settlement |
| Secondary | Distributor to retailer or business buyer | Buyer price and scheme, stock allocation, delivery, collection, return |
| Reverse | Goods or value moving back upstream | Damage, expiry, shortage or recall return with proof, approval, credit reference and replacement |

Primary and secondary are attributes of one order model, not separate systems. A node's position in the network determines what it sees and what it may do.

## In this section

| Page | What it covers |
|---|---|
| [Channel network](/trade-os/channel-network) | Parties, supply edges, scoped partner logins and relationship price books |
| [Orders and inventory](/trade-os/orders-and-inventory) | Placing orders along an edge, dispatch, goods receipt, lots and returns |
| [Schemes, claims and settlement](/trade-os/schemes-claims-and-settlement) | Trade schemes, claim evidence, collections and the accounting boundary |

## Where money is authoritative

Trade OS owns operational facts: who ordered, what shipped, what was received, what remains. It does not own posted financial truth. Invoices, credit notes, journals, tax and payment records live in [Boni Accounting](/accounting/overview), which receives canonical events from Trade OS.

This split matters during onboarding: a distributor can start using Trade OS for ordering and stock without replacing the accounting system already in use. Exports to an existing accounting or ERP product are an opt-in downstream projection, never the source of record.

## Getting started

Trade OS is in production and available now. Boni configures the network shape, the nodes, their price books and their logins with you, then your team runs it. Talk to Boni to scope a rollout.

Canonical: https://docs.boni.one/trade-os/overview
Version: 3
Updated: 2026-08-19T09:27:46.536Z